Roland Fryer's maverick research on racial inequality thrust him into the national spotlight. But coverage in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Business Week and other high-profile news outlets means little to the prolific Harvard University economist. He'd rather tackle head-on the influences that contribute to America's black-white economic and social divide. Dr. Fryer discovered his love for learning at The University of Texas at Arlington, where he graduated magna cum laude in 2 1/2 years. Now a researcher in Harvard's prestigious Society of Fellows, he epitomizes UT Arlington's commitment to academic excellence.

 

Provide a high quality educational environment that contributes to student academic achievement, timely graduation, and preparation to meet career goals.

Goal 1: Attract students with strong academic backgrounds and qualifications.
Objective 1: Increase the percentage of new undergraduates from the top 25 percent of their high school class and the percentage of new transfers with transfer GPAs greater than 2.5.

Goal 2: Increase the effectiveness of the learning process.
Objective 1: Improve faculty teaching.
Objective 2: Enhance student learning.

Goal 3: Improve undergraduate and graduate student persistence, graduation, and professional placement rates.
Objective 1: Improve academic advising of students to ensure timely degree completion.
Objective 2: Provide opportunities for students to develop a broad-based set of skills.
Objective 3: Improve undergraduate, master's, and doctoral completion rates by discipline over the next five years by 5 percent.